Friday, June 05, 2020

Moth - Sit Spot - June 5, 2020





I used the Seek App to find a name for this moth;
it got me to the genus.
I then made the ID using Google photos,
Hope I got it correct.


June 5, 2020 10:35 a.m.
Sit 496: Brush Pile W ; Mostly Cloudy 
+19° (+20°) sw 14-20 kph 100% humidity 

Blue Jay,
Cardinal,
Field Sparrow,
Red-winged Blackbirds,
(Jet, traffic noise),
(Southwest Airlines flight 1597...),
(Motercycle in distance),
Mosquitoes,
Dames Rocket blooming,
Crows,

Extras:
Along the trails -
Blue-winged Warbler singing, 
1st Curled Dock blooming, 
1st Black Berries blooming, 
1st Wood  Avens blooming, 
Warbling Vireo calling, 
1st Alternate- leaved Dogwood blooming, 
Towhee calling,
Yellow Warbler calling,
1st Comfrey blooming, 
Iris continuing to bloom, 
Bluebird on Bluebird box, 
1st Riverbank Grape blooming,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Blue Jays,
Cardinal,
Mourning Doves,
Goldfinches,
Grackles,
White-breasted Nuthatch,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Chipmunk,
Rabbit,
Black Squirrel,
Red Squirrel.



Photo Site #6
Close up of East Willow





Thursday, June 04, 2020

Goatsbeard - Sit Spot - June 4, 2020




Yellow Goatsbeard

June 4, 2020. 10:20 a.m.
Sit 495 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 
+25° (+30°) sw 13-20 kph 58% humidity 

Crows,
Field Sparrow,
Yellow Warbler,
Great Crested Flycatcher,
(Traffic noises)
Unidentified chirps & bird songs,
Dames Rocket blooming,
Some Morrow's Honeysuckle still blooming,
Mosquitoes,
American Redstart,

Along the trails -
Blue-winged Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
Warbling Vireo,
Willow Flycatcher,
Black-billed Cuckoo,
Birdsfoot Trefoil,


Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Cardinal,
Mourning Doves,
Goldfinches,
Grackles,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Chipmunk,
Black Squirrel,
Grey Squirrel.






Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Sit Spot - June 3, 2020





Hobomok Skipper Butterfly



June 3, 2020 9:50 a.m.
Sit 494 : Brush Pile W : Partly Sunny 
+19° (+20°) sw 11-17 kph 91% humidity 

Crows,
Field Sparrow,
Mosquitoes,
Great Crested Flycatcher,
(Jet, traffic noise, Train)
(Republic Airlines Flight 8809...)
Dames Rocket blooming,
Morrow's Honeysuckle blooming,
Cardinals,
Unidentified chirps & bird songs,
House Wren,
Tall Buttercup blooming,

Extras:
Along the trails -
5:30 a.m. Cardinals & Robins
     singing in rain, 
White-tailed Deer snorting,
Meadow Goatsbeard blooming,
Yellow Goatsbeard blooming,
Oxeye Daisy blooming,
Flicker,
Black-billed Cuckoo calling,
Willow Flycatcher calling,
Blue-winged Warbler singing,
Catbird singing,
Common Yellowthroat singing,
White Clover Blooming,
Alsike Clover blooming,
Sweet Viburnum blooming,
Pagoda Dogwood blooming,
Hobomok Skipper butterfly,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Blue Jays,
Mourning Doves,
Goldfinches,
Grackles,
White-breasted Nuthatch,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Chipmunk,
Black Squirrel,
Grey Squirrel,
Red Squirrel.




Photo Spot #5
Our front "Forest" trail




Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Blue-eyed Grass - Sit Spot - Wheelbarrow - June 2, 2020






Blue-eyed Grass


June 2, 2020 4:40 p.m.
Sit 493 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 
+25° (+30°) sw 20-30 kph  60% humidity 

Crows,
Unidentified chirps & bird songs,
(Prop Plane)
Dames Rocket blooming  
Morrow's Honeysuckle blooming,
Red-winged Blackbirds,
House Wren,

Extras :
Along the trails -
Warbling Vireo,
Field Sparrow,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Cardinals,
Goldfinches,
Grackles,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Chipmunk,
Black Squirrel,
Grey Squirrel.



Yesterday
I walked about 7 km
behind this wheelbarrow
with loads a lot like this one.
 I am cleaning up the west meadow.


Sit Spot #3 - West Meadow View









Monday, June 01, 2020

Sit Spot - June 1, 2020



June 1, 2020 10:10 a.m.
Sit 492 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 
+16° (+16°) sw 9-14 kph 51% humidity 

Field Sparrow,
Cardinal,
Unidentified chirps,
(Jet, Traffic noises),
(Republic Airlines Flight 8809),
Dames Rocket blooming,
Morrow's Honeysuckle blooming,
Catbird,
Garlic Mustard blooming & setting seeds,
Yellow Warbler,
Crows,

Extras:
Along the trails -
Willow Flycatcher, 
Common Yellowthroat,
Insect calls (Crickets?),
Black-billed Cuckoo,
1st Meadow Goatsbeard blooming ,
1st Oxeye Daisy opening,
King Birds in meadow,
Phoebe in barn,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Blue Jays,
Cardinals,
Mourning Doves,
Goldfinches,
Grackles,
White-breasted Nuthatch,
Robin,
Chipping Sparrow,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Chipmunk,
Black Squirrel.



Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail